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Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, chairs the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, with Progressive Senator Peter Harder serving as deputy chair. Both members of the Red Chamber are former senior officials in Canada's foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 5, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai's government should continue to invest in Partnering for Climate, a federal program to support climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa, as a way to support climate adaptation and food security efforts, writes Carol Thiessen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 5, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai's government should continue to invest in Partnering for Climate, a federal program to support climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa, as a way to support climate adaptation and food security efforts, writes Carol Thiessen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai told a parliamentary committee Canada plans to do more development work in countries where it is also looking to increase trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai told a parliamentary committee Canada plans to do more development work in countries where it is also looking to increase trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, controls Canada’s foreign-aid budget. Her government must commit to making meaningful increases to Canada’s aid budget if it is to attain the goals it’s set, writes Carol Thiessen of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, controls Canada’s foreign-aid budget. Her government must commit to making meaningful increases to Canada’s aid budget if it is to attain the goals it’s set, writes Carol Thiessen of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
The prime minister ought to attend the Sept. 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis, argues Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
The prime minister ought to attend the Sept. 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis, argues Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
‘I’ve been obsessing about what people think throughout this whole journey and now it’s about a decision that is smart and strategic, and this is what I need to do,' says Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her decision to turn down an offer to be parliamentary secretary. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
‘I’ve been obsessing about what people think throughout this whole journey and now it’s about a decision that is smart and strategic, and this is what I need to do,' says Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her decision to turn down an offer to be parliamentary secretary. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, and CODE executive director Scott Walter, speak to teachers and school officials from Dr. S.M. Broderick Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14. Photograph courtesy of CODE/Stephen Douglas
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, and CODE executive director Scott Walter, speak to teachers and school officials from Dr. S.M. Broderick Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14. Photograph courtesy of CODE/Stephen Douglas
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Canada has committed to spending at least $250-million per year for food assistance, as part of the portfolio controlled by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Canada has committed to spending at least $250-million per year for food assistance, as part of the portfolio controlled by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lays a wreath during a ceremony at the UN in New York on Aug. 17 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people. The anniversary day, Aug. 19, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lays a wreath during a ceremony at the UN in New York on Aug. 17 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people. The anniversary day, Aug. 19, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
The late former UN secretary general Kofi Annan meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 28, 2016 on Parliament Hill. Mr. Annan, 80, died on Aug. 18. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
The late former UN secretary general Kofi Annan meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 28, 2016 on Parliament Hill. Mr. Annan, 80, died on Aug. 18. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE MCDONALD | August 16, 2018
Meseret Addise, Yirse Dessele, and Abehaw Gobez stand in a protected gully in northern Ethiopia. This area has seen five hectares of gullies formed in the community every year, equivalent to more than seven soccer fields’ worth of land being lost. John Longhurst photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE MCDONALD | August 16, 2018
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE MCDONALD | August 16, 2018
Meseret Addise, Yirse Dessele, and Abehaw Gobez stand in a protected gully in northern Ethiopia. This area has seen five hectares of gullies formed in the community every year, equivalent to more than seven soccer fields’ worth of land being lost. John Longhurst photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | August 7, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau's department is overseeing implementation of the International Assistance Innovation Program, aimed at giving the government 'greater flexibility' in its financing partnerships on projects abroad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | August 7, 2018
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | August 7, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau's department is overseeing implementation of the International Assistance Innovation Program, aimed at giving the government 'greater flexibility' in its financing partnerships on projects abroad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRYON WILFERT | August 7, 2018
Aung San Suu Kyi
If the global community isolates Aung Sun Suu Kyi, that will only strengthen the military and further restrain the much-needed economic and social development that millions require, writes Bryon Wilfert, an honorary consul general to Canada for Myanmar. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY BRYON WILFERT | August 7, 2018
Opinion | BY BRYON WILFERT | August 7, 2018
Aung San Suu Kyi
If the global community isolates Aung Sun Suu Kyi, that will only strengthen the military and further restrain the much-needed economic and social development that millions require, writes Bryon Wilfert, an honorary consul general to Canada for Myanmar. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons